Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Thomas Johnson
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: Tx49B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
White
Bloom Color Description: White standards; dark blue falls, large white blaze around beards
Beard Color: Gold yellow
Style Arm Color: White, crests tipped gold
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2010

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Snowed In X Queen's Circle
Child plants: 7 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 05/09/2015
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Date: 2022-05-24
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Date: 2017-04-23
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Date: 4/19/17
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Location: Iowa
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
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Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2022-05-30
Location: Concord, MA
Date: 2017-06-08
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: Will Rogers Garden OKC
Date: April 2015
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Date: 2013-05-27
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Date: 2012-04-29
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Date: 2016-04-18
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05
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Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18

Photo courtesy of Pleasants Valley Iris Farm
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05
Location: Iowa
Date: 2012-05-06

Date: 2013-12-15
Photo courtesy of Napa Country Iris Garden
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